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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aphasiology. 2016 Feb 19;31(1):25–48. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2016.1147526
Passive sentences including trained verbs:
The man was called by the woman.
The girl was cleaned by the woman.
The woman was covered by the man.
The boy was examined by the girl.
The cat was followed by the dog.
The man was hugged by the girl.
The man was observed by the woman.
The boy was poked by the girl.
The man was shaved by the boy.
The girl was tickled by the boy.
Active sentences including trained verbs:
The man was calling the woman.
The girl was cleaning the woman.
The woman was covering the man.
The boy was examining the girl.
The cat was following the dog.
The girl was hugging the man.
The woman was observing the man.
The girl was poking the boy.
The boy was shaving the man.
The boy was tickling the girl.
Passive sentences including untrained verbs:
The cat was scratched by the dog.
The boy was buried by the woman.
The boy was captured by the girl.
The woman was combed by the man.
The man was photographed by the woman.
The girl was greeted by the man.
The girl was tackled by the boy.
The man was carried by the woman.
The girl was kicked by the boy.
The man was touched by the woman.
Object clefts including trained verbs:
It was the man who the woman called.
It was the woman who the girl cleaned.
It was the woman who the man covered.
It was the girl who the boy examined.
It was the cat who the dog followed.
It was the man who the girl hugged.
It was the woman who the man observed.
It was the boy who the girl poked.
It was the boy who the man shaved.
It was the girl who the boy tickled.